African returnees in international knowledge transfer: A social capital perspective

IF 5.9 2区 管理学 Q1 MANAGEMENT Journal of International Management Pub Date : 2023-12-21 DOI:10.1016/j.intman.2023.101118
Mingchu Wang , Yingqi Wei , Gideon Azumah , Catherine L. Wang
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In response to the fast growing number of African returnees and the important roles that they play in transferring international knowledge back to the African continent, this qualitative, exploratory study unpacks the role of African returnees in delivering international knowledge obtained from another social context of the Global South through their work and/or study experience, and identifies social factors that facilitate or hinder international knowledge transfer from a social capital perspective. Drawing on qualitative interview data collected from 20 Ghanaian returnees plus an expert interview, observation notes and archival data, we develop an enhanced social capital model in the Global South context. Our model strengthens the understanding of the role of diaspora in international knowledge transfer in general, and that of African returnees in knowledge transfer in the Global South in particular. Specifically, this study offers insights on the interconnections among the three dimensions of social structure (i.e., market relations, social relations and hierarchical relations), African returnees' relations in their social structure, the sources of social capital derived from social relations through opportunity, motivations and ability, and the value created for successful knowledge transfer as a result of the integrative effects of returnees' social capital.

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国际知识转让中的非洲归国人员:社会资本视角
为了应对非洲海归人数的快速增长,以及他们在将国际知识传回非洲大陆方面所发挥的重要作用,本定性探索性研究探讨了非洲海归通过其工作和/或学习经历,在传递从全球南部另一社会环境中获得的国际知识方面所发挥的作用,并从社会资本的角度确定了促进或阻碍国际知识转移的社会因素。通过对 20 名加纳归国人员的定性访谈数据以及专家访谈、观察记录和档案数据,我们建立了一个全球南方背景下的增强型社会资本模型。我们的模型加强了人们对侨民在国际知识转移中的作用,特别是非洲海归在全球南部知识转移中的作用的理解。具体而言,本研究就社会结构的三个维度(即市场关系、社会关系和等级关系)之间的相互联系、非洲海归在其社会结构中的关系、通过机会、动机和能力从社会关系中获得的社会资本的来源以及海归社会资本的整合效应为成功的知识转移创造的价值提供了见解。
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期刊介绍: The Journal of International Management is devoted to advancing an understanding of issues in the management of global enterprises, global management theory, and practice; and providing theoretical and managerial implications useful for the further development of research. It is designed to serve an audience of academic researchers and educators, as well as business professionals, by publishing both theoretical and empirical research relating to international management and strategy issues. JIM publishes theoretical and empirical research addressing international business strategy, comparative and cross-cultural management, risk management, organizational behavior, and human resource management, among others.
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